North America vs Singapore: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
North America
46.7%
in 2025
Singapore
100.0%
in 2025
North America rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 100.0% against 46.7% in North America, a difference of 53.3%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 37 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.1% | 99.4% | 60.2% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 40.8% | 99.8% | 59.0% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 41.2% | 98.4% | 57.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 97.8% | 55.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 99.3% | 55.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 99.8% | 54.5% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 100.0% | 53.4% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 100.0% against 46.7% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between North America and Singapore?
- 53.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.